RICHMOND – The Virginia House shot down an effort Tuesday to keep secret the drugs used in lethal injections, as well as the names of the companies that make or mix them.
The House killed Senate Bill 1393 on a bipartisan vote, 42-56. Sponsored by...

NEWPORT NEWS — Six candidates will be interviewed at the General Assembly in Richmond on Monday for four local judicial openings.
Two contenders — one sitting judge and one local attorney — will interview for a spot at the Newport News...

Yea or nay?
The citizens of Virginia seem to be in favor of an independent re-drawing of our electoral district map. This Editorial Board has also advocated that. Even the General Assembly seems to lean in that direction — in principle. But in...

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Last week the Daily Press article "No cap and trade for Virginia" listed the contributions Dominion Resources made to Del. David Yancey and other Republican groups that contributed to his last election, tying this to the company's ability to maneuver legislation in the General Assembly.
While the comments made about Del. Yancey and the Republican Party are true, you make it appear to be unique to Republicans. The word "Democrat" was never mentioned, but Dominion has donated heavily to Democratic groups...

It's good to have a neighbor down the hall to count on – and Virginia's state Senate may have just that when it comes to voting on bills that could make life tougher for incumbents.
Last week, for instance, a House of Delegates subcommittee took a voice vote – that is, with no record of how lawmakers voted – that killed Newport News state Sen. John Miller's call for a referendum so Virginians could say whether they wanted the General Assembly to establish an independent commission to...

State Sen. John Miller, a Democrat from Newport News, watched his modest proposal for an advisory referendum on independent redistricting die last week in a House subcommittee voice vote. It was smothered in such a way that no Virginian will know which of the seven legislators (none from the Peninsula) wanted to kill the measure.
We're not betting on House members being more accountable with a measure calling for a constitutional amendment on the issue. Or with a bill setting out criteria for drawing...

Victories that proponents of bipartisan redistricting reform won in the Virginia Senate this session likely will be short-lived.
Two of their bills are up before a House subcommittee at 7 a.m. Thursday and House leaders have made it clear they're not interested in changing the way Virginia draws its election lines.
Asked Wednesday whether there was any chance for such a change this year, House Appropriations Chairman S. Chris Jones, standing before nearly half of the membership of the House Republican...

The Virginia Senate voted down legislation Monday that would have loosened restrictions against carrying guns into schools.
Senate Bill 1132 would have allowed people with valid concealed weapons permits to bring guns on school property outside of normal school hours. It also would have allowed guns to be left in vehicles in school parking lots.
The 20-18 vote to defeat the bill was split mostly along party lines, though Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. "Tommy" Norment, R-James City, and state Sen....

RICHMOND – The Virginia Senate unanimously approved new fingerprint and background check requirements for nurses Tuesday.
Senate Bill 1018 would require state police background checks for nursing applicants starting nest year. Applicants would pay a $50 fee to cover the state's cost and have to submit their fingerprints.
The bill was backed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe's administration and followed an investigation by the News Leader in Staunton, which produced a lengthy series titled "Addicted Nurses....